In the spirit of catching up…I’m going to post all these in big groups to get them up here for all to see.

I just have to say that I have fallen in love with the fact that I can put absolutely ANYTHING on a scrabble tile and make jewelry out of it. I’m making pins, magnets, key chains, bracelets, charms, pendant, necklaces…you name it. Even my husband has jumped on the bandwagon to give me ideas of what kinds of images his friends would like as pins….and he was right. He took a handful of them with him to the bar the other night and some of his friends even bought them. (then again maybe it was the alcohol or the political pins I had made for Wisconsin’s ridiculous political battles of the day, tis true, the political scientist I am is admitting that all these politicians have turned our government into a horrible game of who can trick whom the most, and it is very very sad!!)

All of the tiles in this post are Coca-Cola Images. Mostly from vintage ads I found on the internet. I’ve always been fascinated with their ads, so I thought they would make cute jewelry. I will try to post more close-ups as I have time 🙂

Projects 133-194 of 365: Coke Scrabble Tiles

133-194: Coke Scrabble Tiles

Project 195 of 365: Coke Logo Bracelet

195: Coke Logo Bracelet

I am really loving this bracelet. When I was making these particular tiles I remembered I had these gorgeous red gemstones (I’m drawing a blank trying to remember what the stones are called), and I thought they would be a great way to accent the black and white images.

Project 196 of 365: Coke Swimsuit Bracelet

196. Coke Swimsuit Bracelet

While browsing through all those vintage ads, I noticed how many swimsuit clad ladies adorned them. I guess ladies and swimsuits has always been the way to go to sell products. But there was just something that drew me to these ones….they are all “pretty” and not showing too much…

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Well that should be enough Coke images to make you thirsty for an Ice Cold Coca Cola 🙂

How excited was I this morning when I received a note from Kim Score over at Paper Punch Addiction saying that she would be using my Pumpkin Patch card (project 91) as one of here inspiration links on her blog today?! I’m telling you there is nothing better than when one of the “WOW” crafters stumble on to you, and like what they see 🙂 So if you get a chance click on the link above and check out her blog, she has some awesome stuff over there and is a whiz at making great creations from the basic shape punches used by Stampin’ Up!

More excitement….if you can handle it…..I’m having a hard time typing this up because I know I have a box full of new stuff from the Holiday Mini catalog just waiting for me to go start experimenting for upcoming workshops! (I know…I gotta get that catalog posted up here already so all of you can drool over all the great new stuff.) I literally wanted almost EVERY thing from that catalog, so Stampin’ Up! definitely did good with this one. In fact, all the stuff I can’t afford right now is going on a Christmas wishlist to be distributed to all the people who ask me what I want for Christmas LOL! Most years when people ask me what I want for Christmas I usually refuse to answer or make up jokes (except for my husband who gets many specific requests…hehe….) because I hate “asking” people to buy me stuff, and I’m worried of someone buying me something that maybe they really couldn’t afford, but thought I would be disappointed if they didn’t get me whatever ridiculous thing I wanted. But this year I think I will put together my Stampin Up wishlist, because there is stuff in EVERY price range.

Well I gotta hurry up already, and get this thing finished up so I can go play!!!

This haunted mansion came from the new Cricut Cartridge- Happy Hauntings. This is the FIRST year I have ever done anything decorative or crafty surrounding Halloween. I am probably one of the few people who have never really gotten into the “Halloween Spirit,” but there is just something about all the great stuff out there this year that I can not resist. This Haunted Mansion is currently the centerpiece on my table as my FIRST EVER Halloween decoration (that’s right, even as a child I have NEVER had a Halloween decoration in my house. A few years I dressed up and did the trick-or-treat thing, but we lived so far out in the country that no one came by our place to trick-or-treat anyways, so there was no need for decorations.)

I also purchased my first Halloween stamp sets, so I will soon be showcasing my FIRST halloween cards that I will be making. What a year of firsts for me… LOL!

Project 92 of 365: Haunted Mansion

92 of 365: Haunted Mansion Front

92 of 365: Haunted Mansion Side

92 of 365: Haunted Mansion Back

Can you believe that this whole thing is just made out of card stock? It is surprisingly sturdy!! When I picked it up to move it from my craft room to the dining room (downstairs) I was worried it would fall apart, but to my surprise it was heavier than I thought it would be, and while the walls did move a bit while carrying it they quickly put themselves back in place when I set it back down. I made this about a week ago, and have moved it to different rooms, up and down stairs, in and out of the photography booth, yet nothing came apart…..Yay!!!

I was thinking about offering this haunted house as a kit to purchase, but it does take at least an hour to put together (and that was after it was all cut and removed from the Cricut mats), and it can be a bit trying on your patience….but once it is done it is awesome, and if you stored it in a sturdy sided plastic box you could use this as a centerpiece year after year (since it needs to be glued together to make it sturdy, you can’t fold it up to store after assembled).

If this is something you would be interested in please let me know and make me an offer of what you think I should sell such a kit for. This house stands more than a foot tall once assembled. (shipping is simple and cheap as it is shipped flat and you assemble it.) Just leave me a comment with your email or email me at betty.ray020 at gmail.com

(of course you know to replace the spaces and the word “at” with the @ symbol…just have to type it in this way due to crazy spam creating software that read blog posts to get your email address and fill your inbox with nonsense….the new age of telemarketing….LOL)

You can also create this on your own if you have a Cricut Expression and the Happy Hauntings Cartridge, but you will need the special 12×24 paper to make one as large as this one I made (putting two 12×12 sheets of paper together will not work).